Battle of Oposhnya
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DateJanuary 28, 1709 (O.S.)
January 29, 1709 (Swedish calendar)
February 8, 1709 (N.S.)
January 29, 1709 (Swedish calendar)
February 8, 1709 (N.S.)
Result
Swedish victory
| Battle of Oposhnya | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles XII of Sweden |
Otto Rudolf von der Schaumburg Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov Karl Evald von Rönne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000–2,500 men[1] | 6,000 men[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 19[1] | 450[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Oposhnya took place on February 8, 1709, during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War.
After the costly siege of Veprik the Swedes under Charles XII of Sweden started an offensive against the Russian army in the area. The intention of this offensive was not clear to the Russians, so they subsequently had to spread their main forces out to cover possible attack directions. One of these forces was the troops under Otto Rudolf von der Schaumburg positioned at Oposhnya (Opishnia) on the river Vorskla to block any attempt by the Swedes to cross the river.